Type-writing machine.



No. 855.541. I PATENTE'D JUNE 4, 1907/ B. G.'STIGKNEY. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

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PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907.

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w/mgstsss No. 855,541. PATENTEDJUNE 4, 1907. B. c. STIOKNBY.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAL-17,1903.

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mum run; 0. STICKNEY, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO UNDER- WOOI) TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF. NEW YORK, N.

OF NEW JERSEY.

Y., A CORPORATION TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1907.

Application filed Hatch 17, 1903. Serial Ila-148,158.

NEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Elizabeth, county of Union and State of New Jerse have in vented certain new and usef Improvements in .Type-writin -Machines, of which the following is a specification.

machines, adding machines, etc.

Usually in machines of this character the denomination sto s are normally in ineffective positions, an any stop may be projected by its key to effective osition. In the construction herein descri d the denomination stops are mounted to be normally in effective position, and key-operated devices are provi ded for moving one or more stops togetherout of efiective'position, whereby'the-first stop not so moved is enabled to co-act with the column stop for arresting the carriage at the desired point.

The column stops are herein described as being mounted in ineffective position, and

means are provided for moving said column.

stops one at a time to effective position, for co-operation with the denomination sto s.

Other features ofimprovement Wil be hereinafter more fully described and articularly pointed out in the concluding c aims.

In the drawings Iorming part of this specifi cation, Figure 1 IS a longitudinal vertical section of a front strike writing machine, show ing my improvements applied thereto. Fig.

-2 is a plan of the upper-rear portion of the machine. Fig. 3 is a plan of the denomination-stop key mechanism, the denomination-stop rods and a portion of the machine framing being shown in section. r Fig' 4 is a rear view of the upper ends of the denomination-stop rods, showing the first three thereof as adjusted to inefiective position, enabling the column'stop on the carriage to engage with the fourth. Fig.5 is a rear elevation of Fig; 6 is a fragmentary seethe denomination-stop rods, and't e first stop as adjusted to inelieetive position, permit; ting the column stop to engage the second.

1n the several views like signs denote like parts.

The machine framing comprises a base 1,

corner posts 2 and top plate 3. iEront and.

rear rails 4 and 5 support a carriage 6 above the to plate. Type bars '7 strike the front side '0 a the type bars being operated-inany usual by a spring" l; 10, -connectedthereto by the usual lstrap'iil'l and is controlled byany usual letterfeeding' mechanism. 1 For 111- This invention relates to tabulating mechanism, and is adapted for use in typewriting,

stance,- a-rack 112 may be mounted upon the carriage in mesh with a pinion 13 upon the forward end-ofa shaft 14,-the latter carrying dogs 16, the latter being operated in the type-operating keys- 9.

plates or column stops'17, insertible in any of a series ofnotches 18 cut in a bar 19 either cast integral with the carriage -frame'-6 or otherwise connected thereto. is provided with a keeper-bar or plate 20, secured at. its ends ,by screws 21 to the bar '19, and serving to confinethe column stops Within the notches. The latter are of 811113 able dimension to fit between said keeper and the inner ends of the notches, and -at.their which take under the bar 19so as to prevent the stops from jumping out of their seats, said latches however being of 'sufiieient column stops to 'e ective position. Normally they are supported by lugs 23 formed upon their upper rear corners, which take 24 may be cut in-the stops so as to render the latches 22 sufficiently yielding to permit the ready insertion and'removal of the stops. The working portions of the stops project above the rack.

A series 25 of denomination stops overhangs the column-stop bar 19, just clearing the tops of the column stops 17 when the latter are in normal position. The sto s 25 are formed or provided upon the tops 0 veryoke 28 and rack' 29, whereby the bars or rods are enabled to move freely up and down, but are prevented from moving in other directions. The stop rods 20 may be actuated by keys 30, mounted upon the forwardly usual mannerthrough the depressioniof the h he column-sto p'ortion of-the tabul'ating' mechanisminclu esa-series'of thin tappetaf over the upper cornerof the bar 19. Notches 'laten 8 mounted'in said carriage,

mariner. by ke s '9. The carriage is propelled at its rear end an escapem'ent wheel 15, whose movements are controlled by letter-feeding This rack lower ends are provided with latches 22,

length to permit an n Ward movement of the IOO tical bars 26, guided at their upper ends in a yoke 27, and at their lower end portions in a projecting ends of rods 31, preferably of rectangular cross-section, and working in suitable holes formed in the front and rear walls of the base. Near its rear end each key-rod carries a lateral pin 32, for engaging an inclined foot or cam 33 provided upon the movement of the carriage; and as seen at, Fig. 5, the stop-rodsmay fan out at their middle portions, so as to give separation to their lower portions; while the key-rods may also fan out between their end portions, as at Fig. 3, to permit the use of keys of sufficient size.

At a point just above the top plate 3, each stop rod 26 has a forwardly projecting lug 37, and these lugs take under ahorizontal universal-bar 38, carried 1 u on rock-arms 39, 40, projecting rearwardly om a horizontal rock-shaft 41 mounted upon lugs 42 upon the top plate. This universal-bar frame also includes a cam portion 43 (Figs. 5 and 6), and a straight horizontal rail portion 44. The purpose of the lugs 37 is to elevate the universal-bar, cam and rail, "so that during the run of the paper-carriage 6 the column stops 17 thereon may in succession ride up over the elevated cam 43 and be maintained in their elevated working position by the rail 44, thereby to eifect co'action of. the column stops with the denomination stops.

The rock shaft 41 is rovided. ,with a re turning-spring 45, whic 1 effects the return to normal ,position of the universalbar frame, the denomination stops, and the column-stops, the latter being forced down by the denomination stops as they one by one arrest the carriage. The rock-shaft also has aforwardly-extending release-arm 46, projecting over a ledge portion 47 of the carriagerack 12, so as to force the latter down out of engagement with the pinion 13, thereby releasing the carriage from the control of the letter? feeding mechanism. The rack for this purpose may be mounted upon rock-arms 48, pivoted at 49 upon the carriage frame, and provided with a returning spring,50.

In'operation, any selected key is pushed in, whereby the cam-pin 32 upon the key-rod is caused. to act upon the cam 33, to drive up the stop-rod 36 and elevate the denomination stop 25 thereon to'in'effective position, so as to enable the column stop subsequently to .impinge a ainst the succeeding denomination stop. y means of the lug 37, the uni- .65 versahbarframe is swung up,-tn-theeleirated position shown at Fig. 6, while by the downward movement of the release-arm 46 the carriage-rack 12 is swung downwardly upon its hing'e clear of the pinlon 1.3. Thereupon themarriage isxdrawnalong rapidly by the driving spring 10', and-the first of the column stops contacts with and rides up over the cam 43, which may have any desired'inclination or form. The manner .of contact of the' column stop with said cam durin the car ria'ge movement is illustrated at. carriage moving in the direction indicated by the arrow. The pin 32.upon the key-rod resists any tendency of the stop-rod 26 to yield downwardly under the imp act of the column stop upon the cam, it being perceived that the shock is transmitted through the universal-" bar and lug 37 to said sto rod {but nevertheless a distinct shock is elt by the finger of the operator, who should keep" pressure upon the key until the shock is felt, to avoid mistakesin columnating. .If desired, the cams and parts may be so mounted and arranged that the shock transmitted to the finger of the operator will be suflicient'to cause him to release the key, while also serving to check materially thespeed of the carriage, to avoid rebounding of the latter when arrested:

The column stop rides up on the cam 43 to the dotted'line' position at Fig. '6, and then rides along the rail 44 until it contacts with the first unadjusted. denomination stop, whereby the arrestof the paper-carriage is effected.

It will be perceived that if, at the time of the.

operation of the key, the column sto is di rectly over said rail 44, it will'be lift-e therebyv to effective osition.

Upon the re ief of the key fro'm'pressure,

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the spring returns the same to normal I position, while the spring 45 returns the -universed-bar frame and release arrn 46 to normal p'osition, permitting the carriage-feeding rack 12 to be restored by the spring 50 to en-- gagement with vthe escapement pinion 13. By the universal-bar 38, the return of the tion is assured, and the denomination-sto 25 pushes down the column stop 23 until it escapes beneath the next denomination stop, whereupon the type' keys 9 may be operated to effect printing of the, types and letterfeeding movements of the carriage: ,The de- -IIO denomination-stop rod 26 to normal posi nomination stops are thus normally in work- 7 the column sto s, and keys are so connected ingposition, or position for co-operation with to or associate with the former that depression of the keys moves the denomination stops out of working puositlondenomination stop w ch 1s somoved, 1s a second. stop which uncontrolled by the key efl'ecting such .movement, and this second stop receives the impact of the column stop. Thus any selected member of-the set of denomination stops may co-op'erate with the column stop.

Next to the Each of the movable denomination stops is provided with a cross-lug 51, these lugs being upon therear sides of the stop rods 26,

the lug upon each rod projecting just beneath the lug upon the nextrod. When therefore a rod is lifted, the next rod to the left at Figs. 4 and is lifted with it, or in other words, a'single denomination key may move a plurality of denomination stops out of working position; and since the rod so moved by the action thereon of an adjacent rod, may itself move the succeeding rod, it will be seen that I have provided key-controlled means for moving any desired numher: of denomination stops-together out of into working position, wherebythe col- '-.nmn-'stop may contact with the first denomination stop not so-moved. The connections l enable different keys to move different num- ,Anykey mayof course be moved independ-' .ently of any other'k'ey, and any stop may bemoved independently of any of the stops ofhers of'stops together out. of working position. One key may move one stop, the next key may move two stops, the next three,.and so on throughout the series of movable stops.

. lower denomination, as at Fig.' 4, in which pendently the third stop from the left is moved indeof the three remaining f stops to the right, said third stop however carrying with itthe first 'andsecond stops. 'Thus any stop may-be moved while the stop or stops.

to the right remain stationary, or else may bemoved by the direct action thereon of the succeedin right-hand stop 'or stop-rod;

' each stop ein'g actuable independently, but

being so connected tothe nextstop as to be actuated therewith, together with oneor *more stops at the left. One key may there- .fore be said to be connected toone stop, the next key to two stops, including the firstmentioned stop, the next keyto the. first three stops, the next key to the 'first'four stops, and so on throughout the series.-

Referring to Fig. 2, it will be noted that the movable denomination stops. are marked, beginning from, the';left, I, X, O, M, X-M, and C-M, 'todenote units, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, and, hundreds of thousands, respectively. The stop-rods are similarly designated at Fig. 3; but it will also be noted at this figure that the hundredthousand stop-rod is connected to the ten thousand key, the ten-thousand stop-rod to higher denomination. stood from the foregoing ex lanation that the thousand key, the thousand stop-rod to the hundred key, and so on, each-key n1entioned being connectedto a stop of diiferent denomination, that is, to the stop of next It will also be undereach of these keys is connecte or o eratively associated with all of the stops of' igher denomination, and can move themall together out of working position, so as toenable the column-stop to contact with the first unmoved denomination stop, which-of course has the same denomination as the actuated key.

In addition to the described movable stops, the complete set of denomination stops includes' a fixed stop 52, projecting forwardly in line with the other stops; from a rigid bracket 53, secured by screw 54 upon the top plate 3. This stop preferably also serves as an abutment for supporting the movable stops'against the impact of the carriage; and

it will be understood that said stop is not movable out of working position. It is mounted a letter-space distance from the working face of the units stop, and itself of lowest denomination in the series, although more or-less-stops' may be used, and may be used for different denominations than those It will'also bee-perceived that one denomination stop" covers the working face of another throughout the set, and that the withdrawal of any: stop or stops serves-to expose the working face of the succeeding stop} the stops .being'preferably in contact with one another..'

I One ofthe leading features of my inven-; tion resides in the provision of means for ad- 'justing either one or more of'the denomination stops to-ineffective position, and then enabling the co-operation with'thefirst remaining denomination stop of the column-' stop upon the carriage; this co-Operation being efle'cted by means which cause a relative pro ecting movement between thesetof de nomination stops as 'a whole and the column stop. -Preferably the column-stop. itself is projected so that. it may collide with the first unadjusted.denomination stop. As will be understoodfrom Fig.1, alliof the denomination stops are normally out of co-opera-- ti-ve relation with the-column stops.

'The right-hand terminal key .at F i'g. 3

(used for the denomination hundred. thou-' sand), is unconnected with 'anydenomination stop. It is, however, mountedsimila'rly to, .the other denomination ke s, and'similarly connectedto a rod- 55,1'w ose function is designated, the scope of my invention.

principally to effect the necessary bp'eration' of the universal-bar 38'. It may be similar in outline aiid o eration-to' the deriomina .t1on sto rods, thinner, ecause it is not used as 'a stop; and

ut is illustratedas being preferably it is provided with a hook 56 at its upper end, useful for insuring the return to normal position of the column sto s, which, when this-key is operated, collide and releasing the carriage.

ist between all but one of the keys and all but one of the sto s, the first key in the set being incapable of c ranging the relation of the (lenomination stops to one another, and the last stop in the series being incapable of movement to ineffective position.

It is noted that each succeeding stop meme ,ber 26 is capable of actuating all of the preceding stop members together, but incapable of actuating any succeeding stop member; that a spring .45 common to said stop mem hers is provided for returning them to normal position; that the lugs 57 have overlapping engagement from rod to rod, whereby each rod may move all the preceding rods while the keys belonging to the latter remain stationary, said rods being movable independently of the keys; that the endwise movable keybearing rods 31 extend transversely of the stop rods 26 and forwardly therefrom; that while the column stops are mounted upon the carriage and the denomination stops upon the framework of the machine, the invention is not limited to this particular arrangement; that the column stops are movable one by one, by or through the actuation of any-denomination key, into position for co-operation with the denomination stop of the same denomination as the key operated; that the column-stop bar 19 and the projecting device or cam 43 are relatively movable in the direction of the run of the carriage;

' that means are provided for effecting a relative movement in a transverse direction between said bar' and said projecting device; and ,that the latch 22 upon the column sto is in the form of a yielding arm provided witli a detent or enlargement. I J

Wide variations in arrangement and constructionmay be resorted to within the scope of my improvements; portions whereof maybe used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1. A tabulatingmechanism including a series of denomination stops whereof the first maybe" actuated independently of the others, but is connected to the second to be actuated therewith; the second-beingv actuable independently of the third, but being connected to the latter to be actuated therewith together with the first, and so on throughout.

Connections exthe ser1es;'said stops being normally in working position.

2. A tabulating mechanism including a series of denomination stops, a series of denomination keys, and connections from the keys to the stops; one key being connected to one stop, the next key to two stops, including the first-mentioned stop, the next key to the first three stops, the next to the first four stops, and 'so on throughout the series; said stops being normally in working position. 3. A tabulating mechanism including ase ries of independently movable denomination stops, a series of independently movable denomination keys, and a connection from each key to the stop of next higher denomination.

4. A tabulating mechanism including a series of independently movable denomination stops, a series of independently movable denomination keys, and connections from each key to all the stops of higher denominations; said stops being normally in working position. a A

5. The combination with a carriage and a stop normally out of working position, of a set of denomination stops mounted for cooperation with said stops; said denomination stops being normally in working position,

andall except one thereof being movableout of working position.

6. The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a set of denomination stops mounted for co-operation with said stop ;.all of said denomination stops being normally in working position, and all except one thereof being independently movable; and a set of independently movable denomination keys connected to said movable stops.

7 The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a denomination stop normally in 1position for co-operation. with said stop, a ey for moving said denomination stop out of working position, and a permanent abutment mounted a letter-space distance from said denomination stop, for co-operation with the first-mentioned stop when the denomination stop is moved out ofworking position.

. 8. A tabulating mechanism including a carriage, a stop, a set of denomination stops mounted. in position for engagement by said stop, and means for moving all except the last member of said set out of such position.

9. The combination with a carriage and a stop, in stop-engaging position, a series of denomination keys, and 'means for enabling one of said keys to, move the first denomination stop out of engaging position, the next key to move the first two denomination stops, the next' key to move" the first three denomination stops, and so on; the last denomination of a set of denomination stops mounted said keys.

10. A tabulating mechanism including a setlot'denomination stops whereof the first may be actuated independently of the others, and means for connecting said stop to the second so that it may be actuated therewith; the second bein 'actuable independently of the third, but eing so connected to. the latter as to be actuated therewith together with the first; and so on throughout the set with the exception of the last stop in the set, which is not operatively connected-to any'of the preceding sto s. 11. A ta ulating mec anismincluding a set of denomination stops, a series of denomination keys, and means whereby one key is connected to the first stop, the next key to the first two stops, the next key to the first three stops, and so on throughout the set of stops, with the exception of the last stop in the'set, which is not operatively connected to any of said keys; allof said stops being mounted in Working position;

12. 'A tabulating mechanism including a set of denomination stops, a series of denomination keys, and means connecting each key to thestop of the next denomination; one ofthe terminal stops intheset being unconnected with any of said keys.

for co-operation with said/stop, said denoi'nination stops being ,so mounted that one covers the working face of-another throughout the set, key-operated means for withdrawing any desired number of said denomi: nation stops so as to expose the working face of any selected stop and permit it to coop erate with the first-mentioned stop, and

' means to return the denomination stops to normal positions after actuation;

15. A tab'ulating mechamsin including a set of key-controlled denomination stops,

,, one whereof is fixed and the others of which ing in contact with onej'another, and the are independently adjustable; said stops befixed stop also serving-as an abutment for the others.

16. A tabulating mechanism including a carriage, a stop, a set of denomination stops forcooperation with said stop, said denomination stops being so mounted that one contacts with and covers the working face of another throughout the set, and the last 1 member of the set'being fixed and serving as an abutment for the others, and key-controlled means connected to all of the denomiout of effective position.

nation stops exceptsaid stop, for withd awing either one or more of them iast expose the working face of any selected, sto 1n the setand permit it to co-operate wit the first-mentioned stop.

17. The combination with a carriage and a 7o stop, of a. series of denomination stops normally out of co-operative relation with said stop, means for adjusting any desired number of the denomination stops-to inefiective position, and means for enabling the firstmentioned sto to co-operate with the first of the unadjuste denomination'stops.

18. The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a series ofindependently ad3ustable denomination stops normallyout of co-operative relation with said stop, independently movable denomination keys connected to means for moving said denomination stops out of effective position, and means for enabling .the first-mentioned stop to co-operate with the first denomination i stop not so moved. a

19. The combination with a carriage and a 'stop, of a series of independently movable denomination stops normally out of co-operative relation with said stop,;a series of denomination keys, connections between said keys and said stops such that by actuation of different keys different-numbers of denomination stops may be moved t'ogetherout of efiective position, one key moving one stop,

another key moving two stops, another key moving three stops, and so on, and means for enabling the first-mentloned stop to co-operate with a denomination stopnot so moved 20. The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a series of denomination'stops normally out of co.-operative relation with said stop, one denomination stop covering the working face of another throughout the series, aseries of independently movable denomination keys, means connected to one key'for moving the first denomination'stop to uncover the working face of the second,

means controlled by the second key to cause the" first two denomination stops to uncover the face of the third, means connected to the remaining keys'for uncovering at will any of the remaining stops according to the particular key operated, and means for enabling the first-mentioned stop to co-operate with the denomination stop which is uncovered by the operation of any selected keyl 21. The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a series of denomination stops, a se- IIO IIS

ries of denomination keys, means for enabling each key to move together .to inellective position all of the denomination stops in advance of the stop having the same denomina-- tion'as the operated key, and meansffor enabling .thefirst-mentioned stop to co-operate with the last-mentioned denomination step,

all of said denomination stops being normally out of co-operative relation with said firstmentioned stop.

stop; a seriesofindependently movable de-' nomination keys; one 'key'being connected to 1 onedenomination stop, the next 'key to-the first two denomination stops, the next to the first three denomination stops,.- and so on throughout the series of'keys; and means for enabling'the first-mentioned stop to co-operate with the first of the unactuated denomination stops.

23. The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a set of denomination stopsnorma'lly out of co-o erative relation with said stop; said set inc uding one stop which is permanentlyin effective position, and the others in the set being movable to ineffective positions; one denomination stop covering the working face of another throughout the set; means for moving one ormore of'the movable denomination sto s to inefiective ositions so as to uncover the working i ace of any selected stop; and means for enabling the first-mentioned stop to co-operate with the uncovered stop. j i

' 24. The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a set ofdenomination stops normally out of co-operative relation with said stop; a

- I setof denomination keys whereof one is unconnected with any denomination stop; means for connecting the remaining keys to the denomination stopsso as to move one or more of the latter-to ineffective position; and

means movable by said unconnected key for enabling the first-mentioned stop to co-operate with the first of the denomination stops; and means movable by the other keys for en: abling said first-mentioned stop to co-operate with the remaining denomination stops, whereof the last is unconnected said keys. '5

The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a series of independently adjustable denomination sto s normally out of co ope rative relation Wit said stop, independently movable denomination keys connected to means'for moving said denomination stops out of eiiective position, and means common to said 'keysfor enabling the first-mentioned stop toco-Operate with the first denomination sto not so moved. Y

26. T e combination with a carriage and a stop, of a-series of denomination stops norma y out of co-operative relation with said stop a series of denomination keys, means for enabling each key to move to ineffective position simultaneously all of the-denomination stops which are in advance of the stop havingthe same denomination as the operated key, and means common to the keys for enabling the first-mentioned stop to co-operwith any of sen-541- .last-mentioned' denomination mally out of 00-0 erative relation. with said key stop a series '0 denomination keys; one being connected to one denomination stop, the next key to the first two denomination stops, the next to the first three denomination stops, and so on throughout the series of keys, the connections enabling the keys to move the stops to ineffective positions; and means common to the keys for enabling the first-mentioned stop to co-operate with the denominationst ops.

a stop, of a set of denomination stops-normally out of co-operative relation with said 28; The combination with a carriage and' stop; a' series'of denomination keys; means for enabling said keys tomove all except one of said denomination stops to ineffective positions; and means common to said. keys for enabling the first-mentioned stop to cooperate with any denomination stop.

29. The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a set of denomination stops normally out of (ac-operative relation with said stop; a

series of denomination keys, each key being disconnected fromthe stop of the same 'de- A nomination means for enabling any key to' move all stops of higher'denomination to ineiiective position; the stop of lowest denomination'being disconnected from any of 'said keys; and means common to said keys for securing co-operative relation between the first-mentioned stop and the denomination stops.

30. The combination with tiony and means common to all of said keys for enabling the first-mentioned stop to cooperate with the several denomination stops.

'31. The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a series of independently adjustable detive relation with said stop, denomination keys'connected to means for moving said de nomination stops normallyout of co -opera- IC O } a carriage and a stop, of a plurality of denomination stops bers of said plurality out of effective posinomination stops out of effective position, i

an additional denomination key unconnected to-any denomination stop, and means common to all of the denomination keys for enabling the first-mentioned stop to co-operate with the several denomination stops.

32. The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a series of denomination stops nor- ,mally out of co-operative relation with said stop, a series of denomination keys, connections between all but one of said keys and all but one of said stops such that one key may move one stop to inefiective position, the

next key may move two stops similarlv, and

so on, the first key being incapable of moving any stop to inefiective position, and the last stop being permanently in eflective position, and means common to all of saidkeys for enabllng the first-mentioned stop to co'operate with the several denomination steps.

33. The combinationwith a carriage and a.

stop, of a set 'of denominationstops normally out of co-operative relation with said stop,

one denomination stop covering the; Working face of another throughout the set, a set of denomination keys movable independentlyof one another, and. the first key in the set being incapable of changing-the relation of the denomination stops to .one another,

means for enabling the next key to causethe first denomination stop to uncover the work-' ing face of the second, means for enabling the successive remaining keys to uncover similarly the successive remaining stops, the last stop in the series being incapable ofmovement to an inefl'ective position by the operation of any denomination key, andmeans common to all of the keys for enabling-the first-mentioned stop to cooperate withthe several denomination stops.

34. 'The'combination with a carriage" and a stop, of a set of denomination stops normally the end oft common to all of-said keys for enabling-the first-mentioned stop taco-operate with the stop . nomination stops normally-outof cooper- .ative relation with said stop; a series of de.- eachnomination keys means for. enabling key except the key of highest denomination to move all. the sto s of hi'gher denomination than-theo eratedey to ineffective position;

the key 0 highest denomination being incapable ofmov'ing any stop. to ineifeetiveipm sition, and the stop of lowest denominat onbeing unprovided with means "for moving it to ineffective position bytheoperation of any.

of said keys; and means-common to all of the keys for enabling the first-mentionedstop'to tuati-ng the first stop member, means upon the third for actuating the second, and so. on throughout the-series, eachsucceeding stop member .being capable of actuating all of the preceding stop members togethenibu't inca-J 7 co-operate with the-stop of-the same denomination as the key actuated; i

36.' The combination with a carriage and a.

stop, of a seriesiof independently movable denomination stop members, means being pro vided upon the second stop member for ace nomination keys, a stop member operable by each'key, means being provided upon the sec- -ond stop member for actuatinglthe first stop' member, means upon the third for actuating .having'the same denomination as the key which is actuated. 35.. The combination with a carriage and a] i stop, of a series of independently movable de-' ber.

of actuating any succeeding stop mem- 37. The combination with a carriage and a i stop, of a series of independently movable dethe second, and so on throughout the series,

and a spring common to said stop members."

forreturning themto normal position.

g 38.. The combination with a carriage and a stop, of a seriesybf independently movable rods having stops formed upon their ends for co-operation with said stop, lugs uponsaid rodshaving overlapping engagement-from rod to rod, so that some of the rods can move others, and keys formovin .the ;rods.'-

39'. The combination-wit acarriage and-a stop, ofa series of independently movable-(1e,

here together whiletheir keys remainfsta tionary, the stop members being movable 1n-.

, dependentlyiof the keys.

nomination'keys, stop members operable by i the keys, and means upon-each stop member -for actuating all of the preceding stop'mem- -'40."--The combination with a carriage and a I stop normallyout of working .position,'of a ,series of independently 'mova ble rods having",

stops provided upon their ends for co-o eration with said stop and normally in wor 'ng osition, and. a series of endwise movable ey-bearing rods extending transversely of said stop rods and havingcamming engage ment therewith.

movable. wardly from said stop rods and having 'cam- .ming' engagement therewith such that the 'stcp rods may move independently of the key- 1 re s,

lie.

and returning springs for the key rods. 0

42.. The combination aseries of denomior more-o 'theidenomination stops to inef- 41.1% combination with a-carriage and a 'st'(( lp,- of a series of inde endently movablero s having stops provi ed upon their ends for eo-operation with said stop, inter-engaglugs u on said rods, a series ofsendwise ey-bearing rods extending fornation sto s, means for adjusting'either one I fective position, a carriage, a stop, and means for moving; the last mentioned stop into osi-v tionfor co-operation with the first of the un adjusted denomination stops.

. '43. ,The combination witha carriage of a stop thereon, a plurality of stops mounted upon thexframework of the machine, a key for moving one member of said plurality out of effective position, and means for project- .ing said carriage stop into position to co-operate with the next member of said plurality.

" 44. The combination of a series of independently movabledenomination stops, a

tween said keys and said stops such that by actuation of .difierentkeys di erent numbers denomination stops may betmoved series of denomination keys, connections bef 'gether out of efl'ective position, one key moving one stop, another'key moving two stops, and so on, a carriage, a stop, and means for projecting the last-mentioned stop into effective position.

45. The combination with acarriage of a stop thereon, a series of denomination stops,

a series of denomination keys, means for en abling each key to move together to inef fective position all of the denominationstops in advance of the stop having the same denomination as the operated key, and means controlled by said keys for project i-ng said carriage stop to effective position.

46. The combination with a carriageand a stop thereon, of a series of members carrying denomination stops and having interengaging lugs, and means common to said denomiation stop members for projecting said carriage s top= into efi'ective position. 1 47. The combination of a series of denomination stops; a series of denomination keys;

means for enabling each of said keys to operate the'stop of next denomination; a carriage; and a stop. movable by any of said- .keys into position for co-operation with the denomi nation stop of the same denomination as the key operated.

sto mounted; thereon; a series of independ ent y. movable denomination stopslmoun'ted in position for stopping the carriage a series of independently movable denomination keys; means for enabling each key to move all the stops of higher denomination to ineffective position; and means controllable by any of said keys for projecting said carriage stop into position for co-operation with the first unmoved denomination stop.

'49. The combination with a carriage of a stop thereon; a set ofdenomination steps; a set of denomination keys whereof oneis unconnected with any denomination stop-;.

, means for enabling the remaining keys to move one or more of the denomination stops to ineffective position; and means movable by any of the keys for projecting said carriage stop toeffective position.

. 50. The combination of-a series ofdenomination stops; a series of denomination keys; connections. between all but one of $8M]; keys and all, but one of said stops, the first key be- .48. The combination with, a carriage of a thereon; a series of independently movable rods having stops thereon for co-operation with said carriagestop; lugs upon said rods having overlapping engagement from rod to rod; keys for moving said rods; and abar movable by any of said rods and efiective to project said carriage stop.

53. The combination of a series-of denomination stops, means for adjusting any desired number of the denomination stops to ineffect ive position, a power-driven carriage under the control of letter-spacing mechanism, a stop upon the carriage, and means for both releasing the carriage and projecting the last-mentionedrstop to efiective position.

54. The combination of a series of denomination stops, a power-driven carriage under the control of letter-spacing mechanism, a co-operating stop, and key-controlled means for adjusting any desired number of said denomination stops, releasing the carriage,

and effecting a relative projecting movement between said co-operating stop and said series of denomination stops. I

55. The combination of a power-driven carriage under the control of letter-spacing mechanism, a series of independen-tlyhd justable denomination stops, a series of de: nomination keys, means controlled by said keys for moving either one ora plurality of the .denomination stops out of effective position, a stop, and-means also-controlled by said keys for releasing the carriage and eiiecting a relative projecting movement between the last-mentioned stop and the series of denomination stops.

56. The combination of a power-driven carriage under the control of letter-spacing mechanism, a stop upon thecarriage, a series of denomination stops, a series of denomination keys, means for enabling each'key to move together to'ineflective position all of the denomination stops that are in advance of the stop having t e same denomination as the operated key, and means controlled by'said keys for releasingthe carria e and projecting said carriage stop I to e ective position. I c

. 57.' The combinationof a power-driven carriage under the control of letter-spacing mechanism; a stopv upon the carriage; 'aset .of' denomination stops; key -controlled means for adjusting all but one of said denomination stops to ineffective positions; releasing the carriage, and projecting said carriage stop to efiective position:

58. The combination of a series of denomination stops; a series of denomination keys; movemen-t-transmltting members between all but one of said keys and all bu-t oneof said stops, the first key'being incapable of movin any stop, and the last stop being un contro led by any key; a power-driven carriage' under the control of letter-spacing by all of said keys for projectingthelastmentioned stop and releasing the carriage.

59. The combination of a series of independently movable denomination stops, a series of denomination keys, connections between said keys and said stops such that by. actuation of different keys-either one or a plurality of denomination stops may be moved out of effective position, a carriage, means thereon for supporting. a series; of column stops, and means for projecting said column stops to effective ositi'on.

60. The combination a series of independently movable denomination stops, a ser es of denomination keys, means for enabhng said keys toactuate either one or a plurality of denomination'stops, one key mov ing one stop, the next moving two sto s, and

,so on'throughout the series,and sai stops being moved by said keys'to-ineffec'tive' posi tion, a power-driven carriage, means thereon for supporting a series of column stops, and means controlled by said keys for projecting the column stops to eflective position and releasing the-carriage.

61. The combination with a carriage of a a bar, a series of column stops carried by said v riage; said cam being effective to project said bar, a device for projecting said stops, said bar and said projecting device being'relatively movable in the direction of the run ofthe carnage, means for effecting a relative movement 1n a transverse dlrection between said bar and said projecting device, and a stop for co-operation with the column stops to arrest the carriage.

62.- The combination with a carriage of stops co-operating to arrest the carriage, and

a cam mounted for co-operation with one of said stops for projecting the same to .a'posi tion for co-operation with the other of said stops, said cam and the stop which it projects being relatively movable in the direction of the run of the carriage.

.63. The combination with a carriage of a series of stops, a, cam, said stops and sald cam being relatively movable in the direction of the run of the carriage, a key for efiect'ing relative transverse movement between said cam and said series ofstops, and a stop for co-operation with said stops to arrest the carcolumn stops to effective position. v

64. The combination with a carria e of a bar, a series of'column stopsmounted upon said bar and independently movable thereon, a device for projecting said stops singly to effective position, said. pro ectin device-and said bar being relatively movab ein the'difaction of the run of the carriage, and a co-operatinglstop for arresting the carriage.

he combination of a carriage, a series of independently movable column stops, a.

projector for said column stops, s'aid'projec: torand said stops-being relatively movable means for moving said projector to effective positlon, and a co-operatmg stop for arrestmg the carriage; said projector when in working position being eflective to move said column stops singly to effective position.

66. The combinationwith a carriage of a bar,- a series of'seats upon said bar, a series of column stops movably mounted upon said seats, a cam, saidbar and said cam being relatively movable in the direction of the run of the carriage, a key for moving said'cam transversely to a osition where it is effective to project said co umn stops singly, and a 00- operating stop forarresting the carriage.

67L The combination with a carriage of a bar'thereon, a series of column stops upon the bar, a cam mounted in thepath of the colunm stops and operative when engaged said stops to move them singly in t eir seats .to effective position, and a co-operating stop for arrestingthe carriage.

69. The combination with a carr age of a 'tor, said stops and said projector being relav series of column stops, a column-stop projec- 'tively movable in the direction of the run of the carriage, a series of'independently adjustable denomination stops, keys for adjusting said denomination stops, and means controlled by said keys for moving said projector to-effective position.

70. The combination with a carriage of a series of'column-stops, a cam, said stops and said cam being relatively movable in the direction of the run of the carriage, a series of.

denomination stops, means for adjusting said denomination stops, and means controlled by said adjusting meansfor moving said cam into the path 0 umn sto s may singly engage said cam and be force thereby into effective position.

71. The combination with a carriage of abar thereon, a series of column stops upon said bar, a cam mounted upon the frame-"- work'of the machine, a series of'independ ently movable" denomination stops also .mounted upon the framework, a series of keys connected to said' column stops, and

means for enabling said keys. to move said cam into thepathof the column stops; saidcam being so constructed as toforce the column stops singlyto effective position during said column stops so that during the movement of'the carriage the 001- 1 15 I carriage normally under the control of letterspacing mechanism, of a series of column stops, a column-stop projector, a series of i denomination stops, means for adjusting said denomination stops, and means controlled by said adjusting means for releasing the carriage and moving said column-stop projector to effective position; said projec tor being effective to move the column stops singly to effective position during the carriage'mo-vements.

73. The combination with a power-driven carriage normally under the control of letter- .spacing mechanism, of a series of column stops mounted upon the carriage, a cam and a series of independently movable denomination sto s mounted up'onthe framework of the mac ine, a series of keys for adjusting said denomination stops, and means controlled by said keys for releasing the carriage and moving said cam into the path of the column stops; said cam being effective -to force the column stops singly to effective position during the carriage movements.

74. The combination with a carriage, of a series of column stops mounted u on the car riage, a cam and a series of in ependently movable denomination stops mounted upon the framework of the machine, said denomination stops being normally in effective position, a series of keys for adjusting said denomination stops to ineffective position, and means controlled by said keys for moving 7 said cam into the path of the column stops;

said cam being effective to force the column stops singly to effective-position during the carriage movements. I

7 5. The combination with a power-driven carriage normally under the control of letterfeeding mechanism, of a series of column stops mounte'd upon the carriage, a' cam and a series of independently movable denomination stops mounted upon the framework of the machine, said denomination stops being normally in effective position, and means controlled by said keys for releasing the carriage and moving'said cam into the path of the column stops; said cam'being effective to force the column stops singly to effective position during the carriage movements.

76. The combination with a carriage of a series of column stops, a cam, said stops and said cam being relatively movable in the direction of the run of the carriage, a series of denomination stops, key-operated means for moving said denomination stops to inopera-' tive position, means for moving thecam into the path of the colunm stops so that during the movement .of the carriage the column stops may'singly engage saidcam and be forced thereby into effective position, and

means for returning said denomination stops to normal position together with said cam, the construction and arrangement being such that the projected column stop is also returned to normal positionby said returning means.

77. The combination with a carriage of a series ofcolumn stops thereon, a cam mem-.

ber mounted. for co-operation with said stops,

.a series of denomination stops each having a part in position to actuate said'cam member so as to enable it to effect the projection of the column stops, and means for actuating said denomination stops.

78. The combination with a power-driven carriage normally under the control of letterfeeding mechanism, of a series of column stops mounted on the carriage, a cam member mounted upon the framework for co-op-. eration with said stops, a serles of denomination'stops also mounted upon the framework and normally in effective position, keys for moving said denomination stops to ineffective position, a part upon each of said denomination stops in position to actuate said cam member so as to enable it toeffect the projection of the column stops, and a carriagereleasing arm rigidwithsaidcam member.

79. The combination with a carriage of a rack thereon, and a detachable col-umnstop.

mounted for a sliding movement in said rack,

oneby' one into position for co-operationwith the stop of the same denomination athe key operated. I I

BURNHAM' G. STICKNEY Witnesses: S. ROGDEN. LIDA Ross.

and having a yielding arm provided with a ICO 

